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Ghostly Camp - Ringwood, NJ

Back in High School I used to take random trips in New Jersey in search of paranormal/weird locations. On one of my expeditions into Ringwood, NJ with the intent of locating and exploring Jungle Safari... an abandoned Wa...

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The House on Maple Avenue - Part 2: The Gray Lady

During the summer of 1984 we moved into the house my family would spend the next 10 years in. My baby sister had just been born in July and we were a growing family. I was getting ready to go into the 2nd grade. Our hous...

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My House on Maple Avenue - Part 1: The Lamp

During the summer of 1984 we moved into the house my family would spend the next 10 years in. My baby sister had just been born in July and we were a growing family. I was getting ready to go into the 2nd grade. Our hous...

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A Conversation with a 'Demon' via Ouija Board

It's been some years since the incident so I will try to retell it to best of my memory. My friend (an atheist) and I (considered self Catholic at the time) decided one night to try out a Ouija board he had in his baseme...

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Talking Snowman

I have something called Tommy the Talking Snowman. It takes 2 or 4 double A batteries. Well, I had to take the batteries out of it because every time a shadow went in front of it, the 3 things it said would go off. Well,...

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The Critter

My buddy and I met up on some backroads in the hills of Tennessee. Our intentions were to have a few brews and talk about what was in store for the rest of the evening. I had my girlfriend with me and my buddy was alone....

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A Ghost that keeps waking me up at nite...

Last night while I was sleeping I awoke to someone hitting me in the face and neck. I opened my eyes and looked around but didn't see anything. I could still feel a pressure/soreness where I had been hit. I just pretende...

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EVP Encounter

So after seeing the movie 'White Noise' a few years ago, I decided to try it out afterward. I recorded my room and me asking general questions for spirits to answer. I tried 9 times and got nothing those times. I became...

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Basement Shadowman

When I was about 13 years old my bedroom was in the basement of our house. It was a very nice room, but the rest of the basement was unfinished. I had a very old large wooden door for my room that my dad had retrieved fr...

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Bathroom Trouble

I was taking a bath one time a few years ago at this house where I used to live at. My family and I think it's haunted and after this experience I am pretty sure it is. Well anyway, I was busily taking a bath when all of...

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Trunk Attack

One time, I wanted to play a trick on my parents. I had it all planned out, yes. I would hide in the trunk in their room, and pop out when they came in! So I went in, and got into the trunk, and silently closed it. As I...

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The Fear Under the Bed

I used to live in Singapore when I was younger, because my father is in the NAVY. I've had many ghostly encounters. Many just interesting, but these two were terrifying. And since I was about 6 or so at the time, it did...

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Sllithery Dreams

For months now my older brother has been having dreams about snakes.He hasn't told me everything that happens in those dreams other than snakes appear.We are wondering if these dreams mean anything or if these dreams are...

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The Native and the House

Hi. I'm Kaitlin, and recently turned 13. My father is in the NAVY, so I've lived ALL OVER. But when I was 4 or so, we lived in Singapore (from when I was 3 to 6). Many odd things happened in our house, but I never though...

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A Brincadeira do Copo (The Game of the Cup)

Me and my family decided to move down to Brazil for a month or two in September of 2007. We ended up staying longer, but that's another story. And if we didn't I wouldn't have this story to tell. In November, my Great-Gr...

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